Official Cup

Down Park
Spectators: 571 (Terracing: 429, Seating: 131, VIP seats: 11) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jose Heredia got the match started through his kick off. Jose Heredia in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gervásio Sousa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 6th minute Vítor Resende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fumo Canuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Jose Heredia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gervásio Sousa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gervásio Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Heredia in the 16th minute of the match. Fumo Canuto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klaus Van Mellart in the 18th minute of play. Fumo Canuto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mazuste Nobo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fryderyk Tyskie made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Downchester City's Liberto Guasch. Downchester City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrés Figueroa in the 27th minute. The corner ended in Liberto Guasch almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa did a great save. The audience was convinced that Jose Heredia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervásio Sousa was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Jose Heredia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervásio Sousa was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Jose Heredia took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gervásio Sousa. Gervásio Sousa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Fumo Canuto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Atlético Micaelense's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Heredia came free, but Gervásio Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Palmiro Bettencourt to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Downchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garoa Bencoiechea to maneuver through the defense. Vítor Águas made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Downchester City's Andrés Figueroa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Heredia in the 53rd minute of play forced Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Gervásio Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Atlético Micaelense's Palmiro Bettencourt in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Downchester City's goalie prevented a goal. Downchester City's Fumo Canuto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Jose Heredia made a precise shot to the right of Gervásio Sousa. Atlético Micaelense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Downchester City made a substitution. Manolito Cano replaced Fabio Bouzas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 67th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Fumo Canuto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Downchester City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrés Figueroa in the 72nd minute. If Beila Marcilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beila Marcilla in the 78th minute of play. Downchester City's Fumo Canuto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Downchester City from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute of the match Atlético Micaelense got a corner. Downchester City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Geraldo Madureira ran over to the corner to take the kick. Beila Marcilla took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gervásio Sousa. Gervásio Sousa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 91st minute Lu Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fumo Canuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervásio Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beila Marcilla in the 94th minute of the match. In the 95th minute of the match Downchester City got a corner. Atlético Micaelense's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andrés Figueroa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Downchester City's Liberto Guasch getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal.

Atlético Micaelense's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.